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 SECOND ACT

SCENE

[Ladies seated on sofas.]

MRS. ALLONBY What a comfort it is to have got rid of the men for a little!

LADY STUTFIELD Yes; men persecute us dreadfully, don't they?

MRS. ALLONBY Persecute us? I wish they did.

LADY HUNSTANTON My dear!

MRS. ALLONBY The annoying thing is that the wretches can be perfectly happy without us. That 49